Mainmastman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mainmastman is a noun meaning A sailor assigned to the mainmast.
Meaning
A sailor assigned to the mainmast.
Example Sentences
[…] the mainmastmen unhook the tackles when the barrels are landed.
Twenty-two years ago David Harrington was mainmastman on the Saint Ann out of Gloucester, Mass., a 62-foot Desco wood shrimp boat rigged for purse seining and built in 1954 for Capt. Leo Favalora.
Now there was a veteran aboard who because his years began to disqualify him for more active work had been recently assigned duty as mainmastman in his watch, looking to the gear belayed at the rail roundabout that great spar near the deck.
Word Forms
- mainmastmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foremastman, mate, shipmaster, craftmaster, sailing-master, headsman.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.